carrie n kelly did a great job with the diaper cake! but i here they may have had some help from richard! but dont worry i wont tell anyone!
the baby guessing game was very intense! and there was absolutely no cheating!
the bedding and play gym that i didnt even notice until tam tam pointed it out! and yes kelly is holding my shirt!
after the baby shower it was time for some fun with the nephews and just some general down time. they are growing so fast and turning into such little dudes! aunt marla n i made a trip to wal-mart and bought some bubbles for the boys and it turned out to be a great time for all!
the boys attempting to blow bubbles. i think klayton was a little more successful but austin was very relentless in his pursuit!
after all that work austin needed to rest!
camping ~ i stayed the week after the shower with k3 and got to watch klayton a couple of days! wat fun! we went for a walk everyday and he got to see the "back backs" aka back hoes i think!? one day he even got to climb on one and he also got to climb in the front of a fire truck. wish i had pics bc his face was priceless. but who really takes there camera with them wen they go walking! so that weekend we hit up lake summerville just like old times! we even camped in the same spot we used to. it was sooooo much fun! another thanx to kelly n kev for getting it all together! friday it was just kelly n i so we got some much needed sister to sister gossip time, poor klayton. but saturday we were joined by kev (at 3 am) dad n jeanette, u.lary n a. linda, a. marla and her friend (questionable) and kristen n jason (wich im sure most of u know). it was just great family downtime. too bad carrie n rich culdnt make it :(
we took the boat out n yes thats me! i got to ski!!!!
kelly n kev enjoying the boat time as well. kevin was the man behind the scene all weekend. he pulled all of us and didnt even get his own shot till sunday morn.
aunt mel, klayton n kelly hanging out in the middle of the lake. mom would be so proud!
the parades ~ parade season runs pretty much all of summer. since dave is stationed at 8th n I wich is the most "famous" of the barracks because it is the original marine barracks they pretty much promote and show off the marines for the country. so every friday night during the summer they put on these performance parades. they have two different marching platoons, the drum and bugle corp band, the "presidents own" band, and the silent platoon (a company that marches and tosses the riffles with no commands) and then theres daves section - the world famous body bearers! so on special nights these guys shoot the cannons. special meaning anyone that is attending that isnt normally there. like a senator or congressman or some other high up visiting from another country....u get the point. so this past week they shot them off in honor of the last parade and lets not forget chuck norris was there!!! hee hee
the drum and bugle corp band marching
this is marching platoon company B. daves old platoon before he became a body bearer
this is my attempt to video dave and the other bearers shooting the cannons during the presidents band playing "ode to joy". dave is on the middle cannon, not that u can really tell!
the body bearers marching back after shooting the cannons. i tried to point out wich one he is, but hes in the middle of the second row if u cant see the arrow
dave n i at the e-club (club at the barracks) after his final parade!
this is me pulling the prego card to get one of the guys to share his ice cream with me!
last but not least lets not forget about poor bronco. he is adjusting nicely and loves to play with all the dogs around the apartment and he loves it even more wen we take him to the doggy beach!
this is bronco at the doggy beach playing with his favorite toy!
conclusion ~ well this was pretty much our august and we really enjoyed every minute of it! september is set to be pretty quiet but im sure something will come up. theres of course my bday, and a. marla is coming up for a visit and thats always an adventure so stay tuned!
luv mel, dave, baby dj, n bronco!
